Anky's Book Bubble: December 2018

Review: The Passenger

Author: Lisa Lutz

Genre: Psychological Thriller.

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫

Blurb:

In case you were wondering, I didn’t do it. I didn’t have anything to do with Frank’s death. I don’t have an alibi, so you’ll have to take my word for it...

Forty-eight hours after leaving her husband’s body at the base of the stairs, Tanya Dubois cashes in her credit cards, dyes her hair brown, demands a new name from a shadowy voice over the phone, and flees town. It’s not the first time.

She meets Blue, a female bartender who recognizes the hunted look in a fugitive’s eyes and offers her a place to stay. With dwindling choices, Tanya-now-Amelia accepts. An uneasy―and dangerous―alliance is born.

It’s almost impossible to live off the grid today, but Amelia-now-Debra and Blue have the courage, the ingenuity, and the desperation, to try. Hopscotching from city to city, Debra especially is chased by a very dark secret…can she outrun her past?

Cover Review:

The cover is absolutely gorgeous and so in tune with the story. I like to think that all those strips are in fact part of the different layers of Nora's identity.

Book Review:

The Passenger was slow, spellbinding and the kind of book that keeps you waiting till the end, and then presents surprise after surprise.

Nora's story begins with her second identity as Tanya Dunois and then progresses through a number of identities until it comes to a full circle with her real identity.

Nora's story was chilling and heart wrenching. It was the kind of thriller that burns slowly and leaves you wanting for more. I really liked Nora's character, I felt like I went on an enlightening trip with her through this book.

All in all, The Passenger was an unputdownable, irresistible read and I wish it hadn't ended so soon!

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Review: Five Feet Apart

Author: Rachel Lippincott.

Genre: Young Adult.

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫❤️

Can you love someone you can never touch?

Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions.

The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals.

Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment.

What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?

The cover is gorgeous. I don't have a paperback, but I so want one. I'd be proud to display this book on my shelf!

Five Feet Apart was a beautiful story of love, loss and fighting for your life.

Being a person with a chronic illness, I related to this book on so many levels. I related to Will and his wish to see the world instead of succumbing to his illness AND I related to Stella and her wish to keep living.

I know my previous review on Goodreads said that it broke my heart, and it did. But not because it had a sad ending. No, it wasn't that at all. It broke my heart because it was too beautiful to be true, and I loved it for that. The ending was so hopeful, so... good.

I cried, sure. I cried a lot, but not at the end. Because unlike ALL the books I've read with characters who have chronic illnesses, neither of them died in this one. The story ended with a hopeful epilogue, and that's what made me give that ❤️ (heart) in my rating.

If I could, I'd make everyone read this book, but since I can't Imperio everyone, I am just going to have to request you nicely to please go read it 🤨

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Author Interview: Kevin Missal, Author of Kalki Trilogy

Hey everyone!

Today, I'm here with a short interview I did with Kevin Missal, author of the well known Kalki Trilogy!

Mythology is one of the most common genres written in by Indian authors. How does Kalki stand out among all the other mythological books?

Because it has heart.
Did you have to research a lot in order to write Kalki?

Yeah I did but it was very general. Most of it was fantasy.
Do you write in genres other than Mythology? Why/why not?

I want to but I like mythology than other genre is because you get to twist stories, ground them and show your interpretation.
What book are you currently working on?

Narasimha.
Your top five all time favourite reads?

1) Godfather

2) Alchemist

3) Devotion of Suspect X

4) Percy Jackson (any book)

5) Hobbit

Thank you for your time! I wish you all the good luck with your books!

Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and an upsurge in unrighteousness, at that time, I take birth again.

- LORD GOVIND.

Born in the quiet village of Shambala, Kalki Hari, son of Vishnuyath and Sumati, has no idea about his heritage until he is pitted against tragedies and battles.

Whisked into the province of Keekatpur, which is under the fist of Lord Kali, Kalki sees the ignominy of death trumping life all around him. He learns that he has been born to cleanse the world he lives in, for which he must journey to the North and learn the ways of Lord Vishnu’s Avatar; from an immortal who wields an axe.

But trapped in the midst of betrayals, political intrigue and forces that seek to decimate him, will he be able to follow his destiny before the Kaliyug begins?

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Review: Knotty Affairs

Author: Chirag Bagadia.

Genre: General Fiction, Romance.

Rating: 🍫🍫🍫🍫

A land of countless customs, few things in India get bigger than a big fat wedding. A marriage is a celebration which brings families and friends together. And the ceremony ends with the tradition of the bride leaving her parents' home and moving in with her husband. The groom always has a choice-he can either stay with his parents or stay separately. However, for the bride her 'home' is now a strange place.

Meet Aakash, a young dental intern, who falls in love with Kashish. However, what he doesn't know is that winning her heart was never going to be easy. Kashish is resolute-nothing, not even their budding romance, will come in the way of her devotion to her parents.

Cut to four years later. Akash has fallen in love with Aneri, the only daughter of her parents. However, his father is clearly miffed by this development, and enlists the help of a psychologist friend to help Aakash. Furthermore, his father is also not surprised at the couple's request of entering into a live-in relationship before the marriage. But is Aakash ready to challenge the existing customs for his love? Is he prepared to go to any lengths to see that his love does not shed another tear?

Take this tradition-defying journey with Aakash, Kashish and Aneri as they dare to delve deeper into the web of love and relationships. Warm up to their crazy antics which will leave you wondering-why can't this be my story?!

The cover is cute, not exactly beautiful, but a good cover nonetheless.

Knotty Affairs was the story of a guy who was on the quest to find a perfect life partner. It was full of humour as well as much needed pondering over the age old customs Indian marriages and societies still follow.

I loved the book because of its uniqueness and because someone finally went out there and said that it's NOT okay to force a girl to move out of her home when the boy clearly gets a choice. That's what made me like the book so much, more than anything else in the book.

There wasn't much romance. There were love stories, sure, but only a few instances of romance, and that's why I'd shelve the book under general fiction rather than under romance.

Knotty Affairs was a fun, light read at first glance, but it also talked about much more serious topics that need talking about.

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